Welcome to Colby ...

Colby is located in Delta County<1>.

The location of Colby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Colby is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Colby is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Colby lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Colby is located in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Colby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Colby - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colby.

Communities near Colby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colby.

• Delta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Orchard City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
  • Orchard City is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
• Cedaredge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge
  • Cedaredge is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedaredge <4>
• Hotchkiss
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss
  • Hotchkiss is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotchkiss <4>
• Eckert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Eckert is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckert <4>
• Grand Mesa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
  • Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
• Cory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
  • Cory is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cory <4>
• Austin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• North Delta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
  • North Delta is located in Delta County
• Lazear
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
  • Lazear is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colby. See our Newspapers Page for Colby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colby ...

Looking for more information about Colby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Colby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/